Funding for Private Forensics Services
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges the federal government to provide funding and resources sufficient to:
1. Facilitate the examination of existing standards, accreditation (such as ISO 17025), and certification for (a) laboratories, government and private, (b) examiners/analysts in government and private laboratories, and (c) identified forensic science service providers who offer examination conclusions and/or interpretations of forensic laboratory results. The examination should include a review of applicable timelines and enforcement provisions for implementation and compliance with such standards, accreditation, or certification criteria. Further, the examination should identify gaps and issues existing within such standards and criteria for accreditation and certification. The findings of such study examination should be made publicly available …
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges the federal government to provide funding and resources sufficient to:
1. Facilitate the examination of existing standards, accreditation (such as ISO 17025), and certification for (a) laboratories, government and private, (b) examiners/analysts in government and private laboratories, and (c) identified forensic science service providers who offer examination conclusions and/or interpretations of forensic laboratory results. The examination should include a review of applicable timelines and enforcement provisions for implementation and compliance with such standards, accreditation, or certification criteria. Further, the examination should identify gaps and issues existing within such standards and criteria for accreditation and certification. The findings of such study examination should be made publicly available …
